High Speed 2 is a planned high-speed railway between London Euston to central Scotland. The project is being developed by High Speed Two Ltd, a company limited by guarantee established by the UK government. Four major city centres shall be served directly: London, Birmingham, Leeds and Manchester. From November 2021 to June 2022 substantial parts of HS2 were dropped. As part of the Integrated Rail Plan for the North and Midlands it was announced that most of the eastern leg of phase 2b from Birmingham via the East Midlands to Leeds/York would be dropped. Supporters of the project believe that the additional capacity and reliability provided by HS2 will cater for pre-COVID rising passenger numbers while driving further modal shift to rail. Opponents believe that the project is neither environmentally nor financially sustainable.
53% Yes |
47% No |
47% Yes |
29% No |
7% Yes, and extend it to Scotland |
17% No, we should improve existing rail networks instead |
See how support for each position on “High Speed 2” has changed over time for 3m UK voters.
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See how importance of “High Speed 2” has changed over time for 3m UK voters.
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Unique answers from UK users whose views extended beyond the provided choices.
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Yes but also to Scotland and Wales.
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It’s fantastic that the government wants to connect the country through the railways, however the amount of money which goes into projects like this ( which are still unfinished ) could be going toward more current and valuable issues such as housing and education.
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Yes, but all Major UK cities could also have a high speed railway between each other
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it is a trashy attempt to fix the north south divide
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